"How do you propose we fund more effectively public ed in Philly? Raise the taxes on you the rich land owning class?"
Ha ha ha. Are you trying to take Tony's place? And no, I have never had dinner with Mr. Fumo. It's a shame you failed to read what Andrew provided to us. When I read the information about Baeo you posted, I realized that the information Andrew shared was the believable important information. To answer your question, I would like to demand that the state and federal governments gaurantee that funding gaps between poor districts and wealthy areas are eliminated. Privatizing education so that a few people can become filthy rich like us landowners is not the answer. Organizations like this one you are promoting have had a good run blaming teachers in underfunded districts for any and all poor outcomes with poor students. Meanwhile, the tremendous funding gap between districts is ignored and downplayed. If we stopped corporate welfare and stopped destroying the lives of people around the world with illegal invasions- and if we stopped a war on drugs that is nothing more than welfare for the military industrial complex which demands US policy supports civil wars by backing thugs and warlords; we could as a society fund the important responsibility to provide a good education for all children. Engaging in fearmongering and promoting taxpayer funded bullshit to lobby for private, for profit, education to replace public education doesn't help Philadelphia's problems, the problems of other cities, or an honest debate. As I interpreted it, the data recently published supports that it is indeed the funding gap that is causing the lower performance outcomes between poor urban areas and the wealthy suburbs surrounding them. The kids in Detroit and Chicago aren't dropping out of school because the teachers of Philadelphia are so lazy and incompetent. I prefer investigating the data rather than pushing bullshit. Say hi to Mr. Fumo for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: Craigsolve To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [UC] For Phila Public Education Junkies - 7 Charters Approved In a message dated 05/22/08 14:20:49 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Destroying a good public education for all citizens is one of the best most effective ways to destroy a democracy. Creating a terrible unfair funding system for poor communities is the next best strategy. How do you propose we fund more effectively public ed in Philly? Raise the taxes on you the rich land owning class? If they could destroy public education completely, plutocracy and slavery would be made official in a generation! You're a regular Fumo dinner guest? School Reform Commission apparently sees value in the selective enabling of charter schools; hopefully one of which will take root in WPhilly. Ciao, Craig [BAEO] Call to Action Thank You THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! Dear BAEO Board of Directors, Friends, Community Members and Parents: There will be 7 more charter schools in Philadelphia thanks to you and your efforts!!! The School Reform Commission voted yesterday 5-0 to conditionally approve seven more charter schools to open in the 2009-10 school year. As we requested, you emailed and/or faxed members of the SRC to voice your opposition to their proposal to deny applications. You flooded them with emails bombarded them with phone calls jammed their fax machines and we thank you!!! Because of our collective effort to demand that our students be given quality educational options, the SRC voted unanimously to give the “green light” to the learning and success of our students. We are indeed grateful and appreciative for your response. Five of the seven charters approved will serve high school students, including Arise Academy Charter School (which will be the nation’s first public high school designed for youth in foster care), and Eastern University Charter School (which will provide students with college preparatory classes). Additionally, Philadelphia Polytechnic Charter School, Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School, Tacony Academy Charter School, KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School and Franklin Towne Charter School were approved to educate our younger minds. It is often said that “it takes a village to raise a child.” This was one of those critical instances where it was necessary for us to come together as a community as a village and we did!!! Again, we thank you so much!!! Philadelphia Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) © 2007 Black Alliance for Educational Options 1710 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, D.C. 20036 | phone: (202) 429-2236 | fax: (202) 429-2237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1460 - Release Date: 5/22/2008 7:06 AM
